(a) Any person operating a bicycle upon a roadway at less than
the normal speed of traffic at the time and place and under the
conditions then existing shall ride in the lane marked for bicycle
use or, if no lane is marked for bicycle use, as close as
practicable to the right-hand curb or edge of the roadway except
under any of the following situations:

(1) When overtaking and passing another bicycle or vehicle
proceeding in the same direction;

(2) When preparing for a left turn at an intersection or into
a private road or driveway; or

(3) When reasonably necessary to avoid any condition or
potential conflict, including, but not limited to, a fixed or
moving object, parked or moving vehicle, bicycle, pedestrian,
animal, surface hazard, turn lane, or substandard-width lane, which
makes it unsafe to continue along the right-hand curb or edge or
within a bicycle lane. For the purposes of this subsection, a
"substandard-width lane" is a lane that is too narrow for a bicycle
and another vehicle to travel safely side by side within the lane.

(b) Any person operating a bicycle upon a one-way roadway with
two or more marked traffic lanes may ride as near the left-hand
curb or edge of such roadway as practicable.

(c) Persons riding bicycles upon a roadway may not ride more
than two abreast except on paths or parts of roadways set aside for the exclusive use of bicycles.
Note: WV Code updated with legislation passed through the 2015 Regular Session
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